USCIS FINAL RULE REGARDING AFFIDAVITS OF SUPPORT: June 21, 2006
New forms added...
I-864EZ
You may use Form I-864EZ IF ALL the following conditions apply:
1. You are the person who filed or is filing the Form I-130,Petition for Alien Relative, for a relative being sponsored;
2.The relative you are sponsoring is the only person listed onthe Form I-130 petition;
3.The income you are using to qualify is based entirely onyour salary or pension and is shown on one or more FormsW-2 provided by your employer(s) or former employer(s).
I-864W
Use this form if you are EXEMPT from filing I-864 Affidavit of Support due to any of the following reasons
1. have earned (or can be credited with) 40 quarters (credits) of coverage under the SocialSecurity Act (SSA). (Attach SSA earnings statements. Do not count any quarters duringwhich you received a means-tested public benefit.)
2. are under 18, unmarried, immigrating as the child of a U.S. citizen, and will automaticallybecome a U.S. citizen under the Child Citizenship Act of 2000 upon my admission to theUnited States.
3. are filing for an immigrant visa or adjustment of status as a self-petitioning widow(er)using Form I-360.
4. filing for an immigrant visa or adjustment of status as a battered spouse or child usingForm I-360.
New forms added...
I-864EZ
You may use Form I-864EZ IF ALL the following conditions apply:
1. You are the person who filed or is filing the Form I-130,Petition for Alien Relative, for a relative being sponsored;
2.The relative you are sponsoring is the only person listed onthe Form I-130 petition;
3.The income you are using to qualify is based entirely onyour salary or pension and is shown on one or more FormsW-2 provided by your employer(s) or former employer(s).
I-864W
Use this form if you are EXEMPT from filing I-864 Affidavit of Support due to any of the following reasons
1. have earned (or can be credited with) 40 quarters (credits) of coverage under the SocialSecurity Act (SSA). (Attach SSA earnings statements. Do not count any quarters duringwhich you received a means-tested public benefit.)
2. are under 18, unmarried, immigrating as the child of a U.S. citizen, and will automaticallybecome a U.S. citizen under the Child Citizenship Act of 2000 upon my admission to theUnited States.
3. are filing for an immigrant visa or adjustment of status as a self-petitioning widow(er)using Form I-360.
4. filing for an immigrant visa or adjustment of status as a battered spouse or child usingForm I-360.